VEL-A-2

fabric description

object data

archaeometry

fabric type	VEL-A-2
ware	Transport Amphorae
supposed site of production	Velia
certainty of arguments	archaeometric: certain
visual excamination of fresh break	red, granular; numerous medium-sized white and red inclusions, many fine white inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell)	2.5YR5/8
texture of freshly broken surface	granular
hardness	hard
porosity	7.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.04-0.2
inclusions	20%, length: 0.12-0.8
sorting	bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt
	Inclusions
quartz	riddled with, angular, subelongate, white; clear, 0.12-0.6
mica	frequent
reddish inclusions	infrequent, rounded, subelongate, red, 0.2-0.8
foraminifera	frequent, rounded, subelongate, white, 0.2-0.8

vessel form type	Amphora Western Greek amphora, Gassner's rim 4
fragmentation	rim
surface description	slipped traces of white slip
chronology of object	Greek-Classic
publication	Gassner et al. 2014, 240
	Context Data
site of discovery	Velia Crossroad, trench 1/89
registration code of context	87/89
registration code of object	87/89-46

applied method for sample analysis	thin section and heavy mineral analysis
analysis author	Roman Sauer
publication (of analysis)	Gassner et al. 2014, 251
petrographic mineralogical type	RVA001b
sample taken	July 1994, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University
sample no	M 6/84 representative sample for VEL-A-2
status of sample	thin section surplus available

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Distribution of fabric type
“VEL-A-2”

production sampling

Representative sample for
“VEL-A-2”

M 6/84

There are 18 more samples assigned to fabric type
“VEL-A-2”.

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Inclusions

Context Data